MrBrad Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I heard today about a serious accident just north of Mae Rim on Highway 107 yesterday. A large bus (maybe the intraprovince bus between Chiang Mai and points north) and a minivan with school students plus a number of other vehicles were in a pile-up. One student died at the scene, the van driver had both legs broken among other injuries, and many others (?) were taken to hospitals. Does anyone have more information? As usual speeding was a factor according to the information I got. The road is quite wide in that area, two or three lanes in both directions, so one should not need to blame it on the road condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It happened today at 8;40 am...14 year old boy died...RIP... http://www.cm108.com/bbb/index.php?/topic/48779-aoioenuoaeuoeeaue-ac-14-aoa-uoa-1-aoa-oeaaeaoaeoacnoe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 RIP It looks like a tour-bus, rather than one of the red-buses which run up to Fang & Thaton, from the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakchaingmai Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) It was a school bus my thai teachers at my work(mae rim) also told me a young child has died I always go to work about that time i just got to work before the accident . RIP my thoughts go out to there families. Edited February 6, 2012 by rakchaingmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 My children go to school using the same route....I'm still shaken by the thought... What would it take for those idiots to slow down...!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 How far north of Mae Rim did was it? School van from/to what school? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 How far north of Mae Rim did was it? School van from/to what school? Thanks. This the S band just North 1/2 km from the Mae Saa intersection...don't know the school... Looks like the tour bus coming from the Northerly direction and going to fast didn't make the turn and slammed into Pajero head on,which has been taken with through the wall and the school bus hit the Pajero other side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 T__T RIP little one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrad Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Fatigued driver overshot the curve. Just a guess; but not a wild guess. Are there maximum-allowed driving hours for professional drivers? So senseless. I'm speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Fatigued driver overshot the curve. Just a guess; but not a wild guess. Are there maximum-allowed driving hours for professional drivers? So senseless. I'm speechless. Even if there is a limit on the hours of continuous driving, there's really no hope of enforcing that, is there? RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chokrai Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We live a few K north of there and have to cross that highway everyday. My wife is reading the report now and it says that the kindergarden school bus pulled out in front of the bus that was coming from CM. The bus then swerved and hit the pajero which was coming from the north. A old lady in the pajero was killed. Someone on a motorbike also hit the pajero from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I believe this is the article in Chiang Mai News. http://www.chiangmai...h/page/?p=70487 Google Translate - difficult to understand of course. More details and photos at Chiangmai.com And another site here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 What would it take for those idiots to slow down...!!!??? Time travel and going through the whole evolution process again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wales01 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 RIP more police scruteny on the roads is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Story now running in CM News Please reply there. This topic closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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